different language than our native one‚ taking myself as an example I realized that I have never really taken any time to analyze just how important it is‚ and so I came up with a very important question ‚how can learning a foreign language benefit you? Well first of all‚ languages‚ what is language? we can establish that language is the systematic use of sounds or symbols in order to communicate with other people‚ so one of the most important reasons to study and learn a second language is obviously
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FOREIGN LANQUAGES IN OUR LIFE Language is human speech‚ either spoken or written. Language is the most common system of communication. It allows people to talk to each other and to write their thoughts and ideas. The word «language» may be loosely used to mean any system of communication‚ such as traffic light or Indian smoke signals. But the origin of the world shows its basic use. It comes from the Latin word «lingua»‚ meaning «tongue». And a language still is often called a tongue.
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SUCCESS THROUGH A FOREIGN LANGUAGE These are a couple of readings that I have been asked to do for our friends from Russia who visited with us as a part of the Children of Chernobyl Program. I’m going to read a short selection from a motivational book called "Insight". This particular reading has to do with the importance of understanding and using foreign languages that might be appropriate to the Russian students‚ because‚ certainly‚ we’re living in a world that is getting smaller and smaller
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learning foreign language Language is systemic sounds or symbol in order to communicate with other people. In a world that increasingly interdependent‚ we can no longer afford to remain monolingual. Success depends in large measure on ability of an individual to function as members of global village whose members speak a variety of foreign language. Learning language is no longer past time but it is necessity. Learning more than one language is benefits to us because learning foreign languages can
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OVERCOMING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ANXIETY By Saranda Nuredini Instructor: Luiza Zeqiri Course: ESP Communication I January 2012 “Sweaty palms‚ shaking hands‚ dry mouth and muscle tension mean for many of us‚ that we are about to speak in public. Couple this fear of speaking in public with performing or speaking in another language and the success of the speaker may be dramatically compromised” (Leigh‚ 2009). By having to speak in a foreign language‚ the amount of fear in us grows and transforms
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Mandatory Foreign Language Classes To communicate with others in another language is crucial‚ especially with our ever-changing society. The amount of immigration is increasing immensely nevertheless; the job market is becoming more competitive. As citizens of the United States‚ we need to be able to efficiently communicate with international clients‚ and to do so‚ another language should be required. The problem is most Americans don’t know a second language‚ consequently this negatively affects
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of Learning a Foreign Language With the development of society and economy‚ languages become more and more essential in our life. So learning a foreign language is a good way to communicate people who are from different culture backgrounds. Well first of all‚ languages‚ what is language? We can establish that language is the systematic use of sounds or symbols in order to communicate with other people‚ so one of the most important reasons to study and learn a second language is obviously because
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Georgiy Sichinava Peter Starr Writing 115 10/11/2012 The challenges in learning foreign language The case of being a foreigner while improving your skills is very common in the contemporary society. A lot more people are crossing the border of the home country either to advance their language skills or to get a better education in a certain sphere. Being the part of this reality‚ I recently moved to the United States to earn a degree. Thus the situation shown in the David Sedaris’
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completely disagree with the idea of foreign language instruction in kindergarten. Knowing the fact that learning foreign language such as English is must to compete and communicate internationally. But‚ I believe educators should not take foreign language instruction that serious to begin it in kindergarten. The educators should realize that emphasizing on a foreign language instruction will make learning tougher for kindergarten level students. Reason why foreign language should not begin in kindergarten:
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Why I learn English Learning English is necessary for my future career. Nowadays‚ practically every prestigious and well-plaid job‚ not only working as an English teacher‚ requires proficiency in this language. Those who know English‚ have a big advantage on the labour-market over those who don’t. But it certainly isn’t the only reason why I learn English. I have been interested in studying foreign languages since I went to school‚ and I always knew that my future profession would be
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